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It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

Epicurus

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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Abstract Compact Justice Men
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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Death Life Philosophy
We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.
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Absence Happiness Posses Present Pursue
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Declutter Desire Money Rich
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Delay Old Philosophy Study Young
Freedom is the greatest fruit of self-sufficiency.
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Freedom Fruit Greatness One Liner
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.
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Charity Donation Giving never Positive
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
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Desire Hope Inspirational Minimalism Remember Spoil
I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.
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Approve Be Yourself Crowd
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
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Difficult Glory Hard Time Overcome Struggle
The fool’s life is empty of gratitude and full of fears; its course lies wholly toward the future.
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Fear Fools Future Gratitude Life
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

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